Michael Port: Inside the Mind of a Public Speaking Phenom

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  Because what the performer does is they walk on stage being prepared, and then they throw everything away, complete blank slate.

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  And what happens on stage is that what they prepared comes to them in the moment, authentically, as if it's the first time it's ever occurred.

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  Interesting fact, the one thing that terrifies most people makes this week's guest salivate with joy.

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  So what am I talking about?

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  I'm talking about actually public speaking.

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  I'm talking about taking the stage.

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  And that can be anywhere from, you know, a one to one conversation to a meeting with business associates, to standing in front of hundreds or even thousands of people and being in a position where you radiate light, where you communicate joyfully and powerfully and you're embraced and your ideas are embraced.

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  So Michael Porter is this week's guest, and he became known in the early days as an actor on stage and screen, and then moved into the world of business building.

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  Wrote a giant best selling book called book yourself Solid.

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  And he's moving into sort of a new season in his life, bringing it all together right now.

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  And he's kind of obsessed with a curiosity around what does it take to actually what he would call steal the show, which is also the topic in the name of a new book of his.

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  But it's really built around a focus, you know, how do we actually step into these moments that terrify most people?

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  Public speaking is very often listed as the number one fear.

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  So how do we step into that arena and own that arena and feel incredible and do what we're there to do?

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  That's the subject of this week's conversation with my guest, Michael Port.

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  I'm Jonathan Fields.

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  This is good life project.

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  One of the things that I wrote in steal the show was the baby doesn't care so much about what lullaby the mom is singing, the baby cares that his mom is singing it, meaning how many moms sing the same lullaby, but the baby wants to hear her mom's voice.

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  And so I don't think you need to be different to make a difference.

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  And if you have a voice, then what you're doing will come across as different to the people you're meant to serve.

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